Renovation Engineering
What is Renovation Engineering?
Renovation Engineering is the engineering process to repair, replace, re-establish or maintain a structure in its desired condition. Renovation engineering may incorporate solutions that range from extensive repairs and protection of critical building components to reinstate the structures for a long term serviceability or may be as simple as temporary repairs to maintain the safety of the structure at its current condition.
Building Facade Renovation
We provide experience and creativity for your exterior building facade renovation projects. We have provided renovation services for over 300 building facades, including building facades such as:
- Brick masonry
- Glass and metal curtain walls
- Stone veneers
- Concrete masonry
- Terra cotta
- Stucco systems
- Stucco systems
- Composite wall systems
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for your projects from the planning stages to the completion of your project. We will provide you services that can include:
- Condition studies to determine the problems and needs
- Repair options analysis to determine how to correct the problems
- Design of repair specifications and drawings
- Bidding and selection of a Contractor
- Project management during the renovation
- Inspections of repair work
Parking Garage Renovation
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for parking structures. We provide services that include:
- Condition studies to define the problems and needs
- Determine structural maintenance needs
- Analyze repair options and their costs
- Design of structural and waterproofing repairs
- Project management during repair
- Special inspection and testing of repair
- Preparing maintenance plans
Our approach to parking structures is to not just focus on a “fix”, but also to incorporate a protection system to prevent reoccurrence of the problem. We will provide you with complete renovation services from the investigation of the problems to the completion of the project.
Concrete and Steel Structures
We have extensive experience to evaluate and assist in the renovation of concrete and steel structures. Services we provide include:
- Condition studies
- Failure investigations
- Repair documents preparation
- Project management during the renovation
- Special inspection and testing the of repair
Our work experience includes many types of concrete and structural steel engineering and building types, including:
- High-rise building facades
- Parking structures
- Office buildings
- Wastewater mains and conduits
- Warehouse floors
- Concrete areaway
- Retaining walls
- Water containment structures
- Roof decks
- Floor slabs
- Transmission towers
Historic Buildings
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides the experience, creativity and sensitivity to historic issues for your building renovation project. We have provided renovation services for the analysis and renovation of many historic projects, including buildings such as:
- Historic or archaic structural and facade systems
- Office buildings
- Educational buildings
- Government buildings
- Medical buildings
- Cathedrals and churches
- Warehouse and industrial facilities
- Institutional facilities
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for your project that can include:
- Condition studies to determine the extent of problems and needs
- Analysis of historic structural systems and building materials
- Determining repair options to correct the problem
- Design of repair specifications and drawings
- Project management during the historic renovation
Waterproofing Protection
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for waterproofing protection of structures. Our experience and creativity can provide the design and implementation of waterproofing protection to protect your structure against water leakage, deicer salt penetration, harmful chemicals, and improve durability of the building elements and appearance.
Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. has the experienced staff and expertise to help you protect your buildings. We have provided engineering services for many structures, such as:
- Traffic coating for parking structures
- Below-grade waterproofing for basements
- Protective sealers for concrete
- Sealers for masonry walls
- Decorative coatings for walls, plazas, and swimming pools
- Joint systems to allow building movement but maintain protection
- Re-Sealing of building exteriors
We can provide you with sensible solutions such as:
- Condition studies to define the problems and needs
- Consultation to review water leakage cause
- Analyze waterproofing system options and their costs
- Design of waterproofing repairs
- Project management, inspection, and testing during repair